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authorRickard Green <[email protected]>2010-11-18 10:34:47 +0100
committerRickard Green <[email protected]>2010-11-18 10:34:47 +0100
commitec2406e524a1c12648edfb7762d09597a84b409a (patch)
tree3424b560678d1ffbb5c8ff0849a5fa24810d8b88
parentc7d5e9e04ef4e68809cd0f3e3cdbba7b8a2d232a (diff)
parent7aa711e9463c81d03c0c4012d65995a0f724c207 (diff)
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Merge branch 'rickard/configure-help/OTP-8859' into dev
* rickard/configure-help/OTP-8859: Cleanup configure help texts Conflicts: erts/aclocal.m4
-rw-r--r--configure.in83
-rw-r--r--erts/aclocal.m44
-rw-r--r--erts/configure.in97
3 files changed, 107 insertions, 77 deletions
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d0879c6291..36b33ec399 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ AC_SUBST(CROSS_COMPILING)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(bootstrap-only,
-[ --enable-bootstrap-only enable bootstrap only configuration],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-bootstrap-only],
+ [enable bootstrap only configuration]),
[ if test "X$enableval" = "Xyes"; then
BOOTSTRAP_ONLY=yes
else
@@ -192,53 +193,62 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([$OTP_REL])
AC_SUBST(OTP_REL)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
-[ --enable-threads enable async thread support
- --disable-threads disable async thread support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads], [enable async thread support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [disable async thread support]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(halfword-emulator,
-[ --enable-halfword-emulator enable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)
- --disable-halfword-emulator disable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-halfword-emulator],
+ [enable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(smp-support,
-[ --enable-smp-support enable smp support
- --disable-smp-support disable smp support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-smp-support], [enable smp support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-smp-support], [disable smp support]))
AC_ARG_WITH(termcap,
-[ --with-termcap use termcap (default)
- --without-termcap do not use any termcap libraries (ncurses,curses,termcap,termlib)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-termcap], [use termcap (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-termcap],
+ [do not use any termcap libraries (ncurses,curses,termcap,termlib)]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(kernel-poll,
-[ --enable-kernel-poll enable kernel poll support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-kernel-poll], [enable kernel poll support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-kernel-poll], [disable kernel poll support]))
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(sctp,
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sctp], [enable sctp support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-sctp], [disable sctp support]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(hipe,
-[ --enable-hipe enable hipe support
- --disable-hipe disable hipe support])
-
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hipe], [enable hipe support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hipe], [disable hipe support]))
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(native-libs,
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-native-libs],
+ [compile Erlang libraries to native code]))
+
AC_ARG_WITH(javac,
-[ --with-javac=JAVAC specify Java compiler to use
- --with-javac use a Java compiler if found (default)
- --without-javac don't use any Java compiler])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-javac=JAVAC], [specify Java compiler to use])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-javac], [use a Java compiler if found (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-javac], [don't use any Java compiler]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(megaco_flex_scanner_lineno,
-[ --enable-megaco-flex-scanner-lineno enable megaco flex scanner lineno
- --disable-megaco-flex-scanner-lineno disable megaco flex scanner lineno])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-megaco-flex-scanner-lineno],
+ [disable megaco flex scanner lineno]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(megaco_reentrant_flex_scanner,
-[ --enable-megaco-reentrant-flex-scanner enable reentrans megaco flex scanner
- --disable-megaco-reentrant-flex-scanner disable reentrans megaco flex scanner])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-megaco-reentrant-flex-scanner],
+ [disable reentrant megaco flex scanner]))
AC_ARG_WITH(ssl,
-[ --with-ssl=PATH specify location of OpenSSL include and lib
- --with-ssl use SSL (default)
- --without-ssl don't use SSL])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl=PATH], [specify location of OpenSSL include and lib])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl], [use SSL (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-ssl], [don't use SSL]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(dynamic-ssl-lib,
-[ --enable-dynamic-ssl-lib force using dynamic openssl libraries
- --disable-dynamic-ssl-lib disable using dynamic openssl libraries])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-dynamic-ssl-lib],
+ [disable using dynamic openssl libraries]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared-zlib,
-[ --enable-shared-zlib enable using shared zlib library
- --disable-shared-zlib disable shared zlib, compile own zlib source (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared-zlib], [enable using shared zlib library]))
dnl This functionality has been lost along the way... :(
dnl It could perhaps be nice to reintroduce some day; therefore,
@@ -256,7 +266,8 @@ dnl esac ], erl_mandir='$(erlang_libdir)/man')
dnl AC_SUBST(erl_mandir)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-universal,
-[ --enable-darwin-universal build universal binaries on darwin i386],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-darwin-universal],
+ [build universal binaries on darwin i386]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_darwin_universal=no ;;
*) enable_darwin_univeral=yes ;;
@@ -265,7 +276,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-universal,
AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-64bit,
-[ --enable-darwin-64bit build 64bit binaries on darwin],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-darwin-64bit], [build 64bit binaries on darwin]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_darwin_64bit=no ;;
*) enable_darwin_64bit=yes ;;
@@ -273,7 +284,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-64bit,
],enable_darwin_64bit=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(m64-build,
-[ --enable-m64-build build 64bit binaries using the -m64 flag to (g)cc],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-m64-build],
+ [build 64bit binaries using the -m64 flag to (g)cc]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_m64_build=no ;;
*) enable_m64_build=yes ;;
@@ -281,7 +293,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(m64-build,
],enable_m64_build=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(m32-build,
-[ --enable-m32-build build 32bit binaries using the -m32 flag to (g)cc],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-m32-build],
+ [build 32bit binaries using the -m32 flag to (g)cc]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_m32_build=no ;;
*)
@@ -293,6 +306,14 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(m32-build,
esac
],enable_m32_build=no)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility,
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility],
+ [enable compatibility with x86 processors before pentium 4 (back to 486) in the ethread library]))
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(libatomic_ops,
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libatomic_ops=PATH],
+ [specify and prefer usage of libatomic_ops in the ethread library]))
+
dnl OK, we might have darwin switches off different kinds, lets
dnl check it all before continuing.
TMPSYS=`uname -s`-`uname -m`
diff --git a/erts/aclocal.m4 b/erts/aclocal.m4
index be620d71f4..443d8622bf 100644
--- a/erts/aclocal.m4
+++ b/erts/aclocal.m4
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ test "X$disable_native_ethr_impls" = "Xyes" &&
AC_ARG_ENABLE(prefer-gcc-native-ethr-impls,
AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-prefer-gcc-native-ethr-impls],
- [enable prefer gcc native ethread implementations]),
+ [prefer gcc native ethread implementations]),
[ case "$enableval" in
yes) enable_prefer_gcc_native_ethr_impls=yes ;;
*) enable_prefer_gcc_native_ethr_impls=no ;;
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ test $enable_prefer_gcc_native_ethr_impls = yes &&
AC_ARG_WITH(libatomic_ops,
AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libatomic_ops=PATH],
- [use libatomic_ops with the ethread library]))
+ [specify and prefer usage of libatomic_ops in the ethread library]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility,
AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility],
diff --git a/erts/configure.in b/erts/configure.in
index c279161a29..6f8d2adb9a 100644
--- a/erts/configure.in
+++ b/erts/configure.in
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ ENABLE_ALLOC_TYPE_VARS=
AC_SUBST(ENABLE_ALLOC_TYPE_VARS)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(bootstrap-only,
-[ --enable-bootstrap-only enable bootstrap only configuration],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-bootstrap-only],
+ [enable bootstrap only configuration]),
[ if test "X$enableval" = "Xyes"; then
# Disable stuff not necessary in a bootstrap only system in order
# to speed up things by reducing the amount of stuff needing to be
@@ -126,46 +127,46 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(bootstrap-only,
])
AC_ARG_ENABLE(threads,
-[ --enable-threads enable async thread support
- --disable-threads disable async thread support],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-threads], [enable async thread support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-threads], [disable async thread support]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_threads=no ;;
*) enable_threads=yes ;;
esac ], enable_threads=unknown)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(halfword-emulator,
-[ --enable-halfword-emulator enable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)
- --disable-halfword-emulator disable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-halfword-emulator],
+ [enable halfword emulator (only for 64bit builds)]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_halfword_emualtor=no ;;
*) enable_halfword_emulator=yes ;;
esac ], enable_halfword_emulator=unknown)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(smp-support,
-[ --enable-smp-support enable smp support
- --disable-smp-support disable smp support],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-smp-support], [enable smp support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-smp-support], [disable smp support]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_smp_support=no ;;
*) enable_smp_support=yes ;;
esac ], enable_smp_support=unknown)
AC_ARG_WITH(termcap,
-[ --with-termcap use termcap (default)
- --without-termcap do not use any termcap libraries (ncurses,curses,termcap,termlib)],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-termcap], [use termcap (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-termcap],
+ [do not use any termcap libraries (ncurses,curses,termcap,termlib)]),
[],
[with_termcap=yes])
AC_ARG_ENABLE(hybrid-heap,
-[ --enable-hybrid-heap enable hybrid heap
- --disable-hybrid-heap disable hybrid heap],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hybrid-heap], [enable hybrid heap]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_hybrid_heap=no ;;
*) enable_hybrid_heap=yes ;;
esac ], enable_hybrid_heap=unknown)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(lock-checking,
-[ --enable-lock-checking enable lock checking],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lock-checking], [enable lock checking]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_lock_check=no ;;
*) enable_lock_check=yes ;;
@@ -174,16 +175,15 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(lock-checking,
enable_lock_check=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(lock-counter,
-[ --enable-lock-counter enable lock counters
- --disable-lock-counter disable lock counters],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lock-counter], [enable lock counters]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_lock_count=no ;;
*) enable_lock_count=yes ;;
esac ], enable_lock_count=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(kernel-poll,
-[ --enable-kernel-poll enable kernel poll support
- --disable-kernel-poll disable kernel poll support],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-kernel-poll], [enable kernel poll support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-kernel-poll], [disable kernel poll support]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_kernel_poll=no ;;
*) enable_kernel_poll=yes ;;
@@ -191,25 +191,27 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(kernel-poll,
AC_ARG_ENABLE(sctp,
-[ --enable-sctp enable sctp support
- --disable-sctp disable sctp support],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sctp], [enable sctp support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-sctp], [disable sctp support]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_sctp=no ;;
*) enable_sctp=yes ;;
esac ], enable_sctp=unknown)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(hipe,
-[ --enable-hipe enable hipe support
- --disable-hipe disable hipe support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hipe], [enable hipe support])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hipe], [disable hipe support]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(native-libs,
-[ --enable-native-libs compile Erlang libraries to native code])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-native-libs],
+ [compile Erlang libraries to native code]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(tsp,
-[ --enable-tsp compile tsp app])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tsp], [compile tsp app]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(fp-exceptions,
-[ --enable-fp-exceptions Use hardware floating point exceptions (default if hipe enabled)],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-fp-exceptions],
+ [use hardware floating point exceptions (default if hipe enabled)]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_fp_exceptions=no ;;
*) enable_fp_exceptions=yes ;;
@@ -217,7 +219,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(fp-exceptions,
],enable_fp_exceptions=auto)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-universal,
-[ --enable-darwin-universal build universal binaries on darwin i386],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-darwin-universal],
+ [build universal binaries on darwin i386]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_darwin_universal=no ;;
*) enable_darwin_univeral=yes ;;
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-universal,
AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-64bit,
-[ --enable-darwin-64bit build 64bit binaries on darwin],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-darwin-64bit], [build 64bit binaries on darwin]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_darwin_64bit=no ;;
*) enable_darwin_64bit=yes ;;
@@ -234,7 +237,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-64bit,
],enable_darwin_64bit=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(m64-build,
-[ --enable-m64-build build 64bit binaries using the -m64 flag to (g)cc],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-m64-build],
+ [build 64bit binaries using the -m64 flag to (g)cc]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_m64_build=no ;;
*) enable_m64_build=yes ;;
@@ -242,7 +246,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(m64-build,
],enable_m64_build=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(m32-build,
-[ --enable-m32-build build 32bit binaries using the -m32 flag to (g)cc],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-m32-build],
+ [build 32bit binaries using the -m32 flag to (g)cc]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_m32_build=no ;;
*)
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(m32-build,
],enable_m32_build=no)
AC_ARG_ENABLE(fixalloc,
-[ --disable-fixalloc disable the use of fix_alloc])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-fixalloc], [disable the use of fix_alloc]))
if test x${enable_fixalloc} = xno ; then
AC_DEFINE(NO_FIX_ALLOC,[],
[Define if you don't want the fix allocator in Erlang])
@@ -263,8 +268,9 @@ fi
AC_SUBST(PERFCTR_PATH)
AC_ARG_WITH(perfctr,
-[ --with-perfctr=PATH specify location of perfctr include and lib
- --without-perfctr don't use perfctr (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-perfctr=PATH],
+ [specify location of perfctr include and lib])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-perfctr], [don't use perfctr (default)]))
if test "x$with_perfctr" = "xno" -o "x$with_perfctr" = "x" ; then
PERFCTR_PATH=
@@ -278,7 +284,8 @@ else
fi
AC_ARG_ENABLE(clock-gettime,
-[ --enable-clock-gettime Use clock-gettime for time correction],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-clock-gettime],
+ [use clock-gettime for time correction]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) clock_gettime_correction=no ;;
*) clock_gettime_correction=yes ;;
@@ -1293,8 +1300,7 @@ dnl zlib
dnl -------------
AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared-zlib,
-[ --enable-shared-zlib enable using shared zlib library
- --disable-shared-zlib disable shared zlib, compile own zlib source (default)],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared-zlib], [enable using shared zlib library]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_shared_zlib=no ;;
*) enable_shared_zlib=yes ;;
@@ -3431,9 +3437,12 @@ AC_SUBST(STATIC_ZLIB_LIBS)
std_ssl_locations="/usr/local /usr/sfw /opt/local /usr /usr/pkg /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl"
AC_ARG_WITH(ssl-zlib,
-[ --with-ssl-zlib=PATH specify location of ZLib to be used by OpenSSL
- --with-ssl-zlib link SSL with Zlib (default if found)
- --without-ssl-zlib don't link SSL with ZLib])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl-zlib=PATH],
+ [specify location of ZLib to be used by OpenSSL])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl-zlib],
+ [link SSL with Zlib (default if found)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-ssl-zlib],
+ [don't link SSL with ZLib]))
if test "x$with_ssl_zlib" = "xno"; then
@@ -3502,13 +3511,13 @@ fi
AC_ARG_WITH(ssl,
-[ --with-ssl=PATH specify location of OpenSSL include and lib
- --with-ssl use SSL (default)
- --without-ssl don't use SSL])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl=PATH], [specify location of OpenSSL include and lib])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-ssl], [use SSL (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-ssl], [don't use SSL]))
AC_ARG_ENABLE(dynamic-ssl-lib,
-[ --enable-dynamic-ssl-lib enable using dynamic openssl libraries
- --disable-dynamic-ssl-lib disable using dynamic openssl libraries],
+AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-dynamic-ssl-lib],
+ [disable using dynamic openssl libraries]),
[ case "$enableval" in
no) enable_dynamic_ssl=no ;;
*) enable_dynamic_ssl=yes ;;
@@ -3971,9 +3980,9 @@ esac
AC_ARG_WITH(javac,
-[ --with-javac=JAVAC specify Java compiler to use
- --with-javac use a Java compiler if found (default)
- --without-javac don't use any Java compiler])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-javac=JAVAC], [specify Java compiler to use])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--with-javac], [use a Java compiler if found (default)])
+AS_HELP_STRING([--without-javac], [don't use any Java compiler]))
dnl
dnl Then there are a number of apps which needs a java compiler...